AJ Fernandez San Lotano Requiem Connecticut Gran Toro - Box of 20

A Connecticut Shade cigar at 6 x 60. That is an unusual combination and it delivers an unusual result. The wide ring gauge softens the already mild wrapper to its most elegant expression, lets the Dominican and Nicaraguan filler complexity lead fully, and produces the longest, creamiest session in the San Lotano Requiem Connecticut lineup.

Wide ring gauge cigars, 58 and above, are almost always full-bodied. The extra filler volume that a 60 ring gauge holds typically means more Nicaraguan ligero, more strength, more intensity. The San Lotano Requiem Connecticut Gran Toro turns that logic around. At 6 x 60 with an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper, the wrapper's mild, smooth character becomes even more refined while the Honduran Criollo binder and multi-country filler have the room to contribute their complexity without any aggression from the leaf covering them.

What changes at 60 ring gauge in a Connecticut is the same thing that changes in any wide format: the smoke is cooler, the burn is slower, and every flavor note arrives with more separation and clarity. In this blend, that means the cream from the Connecticut wrapper is sustained deeper into the session. The toasted nut and coffee-latte sweetness from the Dominican and Nicaraguan filler opens more fully in the second third than it does in the narrower Toro or Robusto sizes. The cedar from the Honduran Criollo binder has more time to develop. The light citrus zest that the Connecticut Shade leaf contributes runs through the smoke longer before fading. And the AJ Fernandez signature spice, which surprises buyers in the tighter sizes, is measurably more subtle here, turned down to an occasional thread rather than a recurring note.

For a smoker who wants to sit with this blend, ninety minutes with something that never pushes, never challenges, and never demands anything except unhurried attention is exactly what the Gran Toro provides. It is the most refined version of AJ Fernandez's most approachable San Lotano blend.

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Flavor progression:

1. First third: cream and hay from the Connecticut Shade wrapper, cedar arriving from the Honduran binder, everything soft and clean from the opening draw
2. Second third: toasted nuts and coffee-latte sweetness come forward from the filler, citrus zest running through, the blend at its most complex and developed
3. Final third: buttery and long, cedar and cream carrying through to the nub

Key Features

1. Brand: AJ Fernandez
2. Line: San Lotano Requiem
3. Wrapper: Connecticut
4. Blender: Alejandro "AJ" Fernandez
5. Factory: Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A., Estelí
6. Country of Origin: Nicaragua
7. Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade
8. Binder: Honduran Criollo
9. Filler: Nicaraguan and Dominican long-fillers
10. Vitola: Gran Toro
11. Size: 6 inches x 60 ring gauge
12. Construction: Parejo (round, handmade)
13. Strength: Mellow to Medium
14. Flavor Profile: Cream, cedar, hay, toasted nuts, coffee-latte sweetness, citrus zest, buttery finish
15. Smoke Time: Approximately 75 to 90 minutes
16. Box Count: 20 cigars
17. Price per Cigar: approximately $6.85